1. kickstarter announces blockchain

2. i go to the ER with suspected meningitis during peak winter COVID

3. the office of the small press i'm working sprouts major ceiling leaks right before they were supposed to make and photograph our final test print, and are now shut down for at least the 2 weeks preceding launch

4. within an hour of announcing that the crowdfunder launch date of feb 15 and that people can get on a mailing list for an exclusive discount squarespace has a global outage which takes the linked mailing list signup form down with it

watch this space i'll let you know if i get struck by lightning before tuesday

jess is out here thinking she can make a game abt the antagonistic back n forth in the dramatic lead-up to a climactic reveal without the universe being like "wait do you know what would be so funny"